National Retrofit Programme

• Upgrade Scotland’s housing stock, tackle fuel poverty and reduce carbon emissions

• Tackle fuel poverty on an area basis, cover Scotland in 10 years

• Supercede but build on EAP and UHIS• Use our £65m for energy efficiency programmes from

13/14 to lever in ECO to create up to £200m initiative• LAs having a central role in developing and delivering

the NRP

National Retrofit Programme• Options for delivery of NRP being

considered

• Discussions with COSLA and Energy Companies ongoing

• Development of NRP will continue over the summer

Energy Company Obligation (ECO)• UK Government places obligations on

energy suppliers to meet targets

• ECO replaces CERT & CESP

• Could be worth around £120m to Scotland each year

• Split into 3 separate targets

ECO• Target 1: Affordable Warmth

– Heating & insulation for poor & vulnerable

• Target 2: Carbon Saving Communities– Loft, cavity & other insulation measures for

poorest areas– Includes social housing

• Target 3: Carbon Saving – Solid wall & hard to treat cavities, plus

packages

Group 1:Targetting Areas and People

• How identify target areas for NRP, how do we map these?

• Link to Carbon Saving Communities element of ECO (RSLs)

• Role of Housing stock-where is the solid wall housing for Carbon Saving element

• How ensure rural areas included

Group 2 :Maximising Investment• How to maximise investment in EE by energy

companies, landlords householders.• How to make Scotland the most attractive place

in GB for E. comps. to ensure pro rata share of investment or better

• Best use of SG funding to lever in other funding sources

• Other funding-LAs, householders, others-role of green deal

Group 3:Building NRP structures at local level

• Building on existing local council led delivery structures

• How to engage with community groups• How to engage with RSLs, private landlords• Potential for partnership with RSLs, other

councils• Maximising opportunities for local businesses